Effectiveness of the Administrative Performance of Directly Selected Executive District Officers in Elementary and Secondary Education of

Administration in any organization, association, and department plays a crucial role to increase its progress and efficiency. Therefore, the study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the administrative performance of the directly selected Executive District Officers (E.D.O), elementary and secondary education in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. The main objectives of the study were; to evaluate the administrative performance of the directly selected Executive District Officers in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa; and to find out the major areas of strength and weakness of directly selected Executive District Officers in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. All the D.Os, D.D.Os, A.D.Os, Headmasters and Principals in elementary and secondary education in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa constituted the population of the study. In order to ensure adequate sample, D.Os, D.D.Os, A.D.Os, Principals and Headmasters in Elementary and Secondary Education in 9 districts out of 24 districts of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province (Pakistan) i.e. Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Bannu, Karak, Kohat, Malakand, D.I.Khan and Lakki Marwat selected randomly as 05, 12, 38, 22, 120@ 50%, 25%, 25%, 25% and 25% respectively. The study is delimited to the male D.Os, D.D.Os, A.D.Os, Headmasters and Principals in elementary and secondary education. The study is further delimited to the headmasters and principal working in government schools at secondary and higher secondary level. The study was descriptive in nature. A questionnaire was developed as a research instrument for the collection of data. The researchers personally visited the respective A.D.Os, D.D.Os, D.Os, principals and headmasters offices for the collected the data. After analysis of data, the researchers arrived at results that the administrative performance of the directly selected E.D.Os is more effective, useful and successful but it has some drawbacks i.e. political interference and pressure. Majority of the respondents responded that political interference has badly affected the administrative performance of the current E.D.Os. It was also come to surface the political representatives are against the current directly selected Executive Districts Officers.